This Day in Music History – September 7th

1957 – Sam Cooke’s single “You Send Me” was released.

1969 – The half hour Saturday morning cartoon “The Beatles” aired its last show. The show had debuted on September 25, 1965.

1975 – Steve Anderson set a record for picking a guitar. Anderson, at age 22, picked for 114 hours, 7 minutes. He broke the old record by more than four hours.

1976 – Paul McCartney commemorated Buddy Holly’s 40th birthday with the inauguration of “Buddy Holly Week” in Britain.

1978 – Keith Moon, drummer for The Who, died in London after overdosing on Hemenephirin at the age of 31. He was taking the prescription drug to help him with alcohol. He was replaced in The Who by Kenney Jones (from the Faces).

1979 – Gary Numan released the album “The Pleasure Principle” in the U.K.

1986 – Michael Nesmith joined the other original Monkees on stage for the first time since the band disbanded. The appearance was at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.

1987 – “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” was released by Pink Floyd. It was the first release after Roger Waters departure.

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